Tab Benoit

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Tab Benoit  born November 17 1967 Baton Rouge Louisiana is an American blues guitarist musician and singer He plays a style that is a combination of blues styles including Chicago blues He plays a Fender Telecaster electric guitar and writes his own musical compositions Benoit graduated from Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma Louisiana in May 1985 In 2003 he formed an organization promoting awareness of coastal wetlands preservation known as Voice of the Wetlands A guitar player since his teenage years he hung out at the Blues Box a music club and cultural center in Baton Rouge run by guitarist Tabby Thomas Playing guitar alongside Thomas Raful Neal Henry Gray and other highprofile regulars at the club Benoit learned the blues firsthand from a faculty of living blues legends He formed a trio in 1987 and began playing clubs in Baton Rouge and New Orleans He began touring other parts of the south two years later and started touring more of the United States in 1991 and he continues to this day He is a fan of the New Orleans Saints Tab is also featured in the IMAX film Hurricane on the Bayou On May 16 2010 at the LMHOF Louisiana Music Homecoming in Erwinville Louisiana Benoit was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame Description above from the Wikipedia article Tab Benoit licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia